Wagon.



F. MEYER.

WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 10, 1910.

L5,9*'i3= Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

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sills is arranged. the removable grating rack upon which the barrels tubs and boxes containing the ice cream, salt and ice are supported and also the drip pan or tray which catches the brine dripping through the rack. The'bottom K of said pan rests on a plurality of-transverse slats Z which latter in turn rest at their ends on top of the horizontal flanges of the inner angle irons of the side sills and are held in place relatively to each other by means of longitudinal stays Z secured to the under sides of the slats. The transverse front and rear walls of the pan with the inner sides of the front and rear cross sills and the longitudinal walls of the pan engage with the inner sides of the upper flangesof the inner angle irons f and are secured to the side sills by longitudinal cleats M engaging with the inner sides of the pan side walls and bolts m passing through said walls and cleats and through the adjacent upright angle iron flanges, filling blocks and stakes, as shown The racl; comprises a plurality of transverse slats or bars N which rest loosely at their ends on the cleats M and Y which are held in place relatively to each other by means of longitudinal stays n secured to the underside of the rack slats.

The brine which trickles down from the barrels, tubs or boxes containing the ice, salt and cream, drops through the rack and into the pan and is discharged downwardly from the latter in rear of the running gear of the wagon by a delivery spout 0 connected with the rear part of the"bottom of the pan, as shown in Fig. 1.

Inasmuch as the main parts of the side sills are constructed of angle iron the frame of the wagon is not liable to become water logged and springing out of shape of the frame is thereby avoided. 4

The side walls of the'body are usually provided with side openings-or entrances, as shown at I Fig. 1 which tends to weaken the body when constructed inthe manner heretofore known My improved construction of SlClG sills, however, strengthens this part of the body and prevents the same from cracking, breaking down,. giving way or bending at the entrances and thereby not only prolonging the life of the wagon but also reducing the cost of repairs-and presenting a sightly appearance.

.The sills of the body rest on the bolsters of the running gear and the horizontal flanges of the outer angle irons f are connected by bolts f with the bolsters A, D. This permits of detaching the entire body from the running gear by simply removing the bolts fin/hereby repairs of any part of the running gear can be ell'ected without cutting any part of the drip pan or lining as has been necessary in the constructions heretofore in use.

I claim as my invention:

1. A wagon having a frame provided with side sills and cross sills, each of the side. sills comprising innerand outer angle irons and a filling between the angle irons, the inner angle iron having a horizontal lower flange and an upper flange proj'ecting upwardly from the outer edge of the lower flange and said outer angle iron having horizontal lower flange and an upper flange projecting upwardly from the inner edge of the outer horizontal flange.

2. A wagon having a frame provided with'side sills and cross sills, each of the side sills comprising inner and outer angle irons, the inner angle iron having a horizontallower flange and an upper flange projecting upwardly from the outer edge of the lower flange and said outer angle iron having a horizontal lower flange and an upper flange projecting upwardly from the inner edge of the outer horizontal flange, filling blocks arranged between the-upright flange of both angle irons and separated from each other by intervening spaces, and upright stakes arranged at theirlower ends in said spaces.

Witness my hand this 8th day of lloveun her, 1910.

FREDERICK MEYER. 1 Witnesses i Tnnononn L. Porn} ANNA Haters 

